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seminar - 12 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | seminar |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conference |
| Synonyms: | convention, discussion, forum, meeting, palaver, powwow*, round table, symposium, workshop, group discussion, open discussion, rap session |
| Notes: | a seminary is a theological school for training ministers or priests or rabbis; a seminar is any meeting or conference for an exchange of ideas or a course offered for a small group of advanced students |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | colloquy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conversation, debate |
| Synonyms: | chat, chitchat, conference, converse, dialogue, discourse, discussion, flap*, huddle*, palaver, parley, powwow*, rap*, seminar, talk, buzz session, chinfest, clambake, colloquium, confab, confabulation, gab fest, gam, groupthink, rap session, talkfest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | symposium |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | conference |
| Synonyms: | convention, discussion, forum, huddle, meeting, parley, powwow, round table, seminar, talk, colloquium, discussion group, gabfest, panel discussion, rap session |
| Main Entry: | institution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization |
| Synonyms: | academy, association, asylum, business, clinic, college, company, conservatory, establishment, fixture, foundation, guild, hospital, institute, institution, school, seminar, society, system, university, orphanage, seminary |
| Main Entry: | refresher course |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | review course |
| Synonyms: | correspondence course, revision, seminar, crash course, distance-learning course, elective course, further reading, further study, summer course |
| Main Entry: | conference |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | convention, colloquium |
| Synonyms: | appointment, argument, chat, colloquy, conferring, congress, consultation, conversation, convocation, deliberation, discussion, forum, huddle, interchange, interview, meeting, palaver, parley, powwow*, round table, seminar, symposium, talk, ventilation, confabulation, gabfest, groupthink, round robin, think-in |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | forum |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | meeting |
| Synonyms: | assembly, conclave, conference, congregation, congress, convention, convocation, council, gathering, get-together, rally, seminar, symposium, colloquium |
| Main Entry: | institute/institution |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | organization, usually educational |
| Synonyms: | academy, association, asylum, business, clinic, college, company, conservatory, establishment, fixture, foundation, guild, hospital, school, seminar, society, system, think tank, university, orphanage, seminary |
| Main Entry: | workshop |
| Part of Speech: | noun2 |
| Definition: | discussion group |
| Synonyms: | class, seminar, study group |
| Main Entry: | class |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | group in school |
| Synonyms: | academy, course, division, form, grade, line, recitation, room, round table, section, seminar, session, study, study group, subdivision, subject, colloquium, course of study, homeroom, lecture group, quiz group, seminary |
| Main Entry: | talk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discussion |
| Synonyms: | argument, colloquy, conclave, conference, consultation, conversation, deliberation, dialogue, encounter, huddle*, interview, meeting, negotiation, palaver, parlance, parley, powwow*, seminar, spiel*, symposium, ventilation, visit, confabulation, earful, eyeball-to-eyeball, interlocution, straight talk |
| Antonyms: | silence |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | course |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | plan of study |
| Synonyms: | class, conference, curriculum, interest, laboratory, lecture, matriculation, meeting, method, period, preparation, procedure, program, regimen, schedule, seminar, session, subject, discussion group, speciality |
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